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CSL (Carlisle) Beneish M-Score : -1.92 (As of Jun. 21, 2025)


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What is Carlisle Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Carlisle's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CSL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -2.54   Max: -1.79
Current: -1.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Carlisle was -1.79. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -2.54.


Carlisle Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Carlisle's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Carlisle Beneish M-Score Chart

Carlisle Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.03 -2.03 -2.59 -2.87 -2.12

Carlisle Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.05 -2.54 -2.13 -2.12 -1.92

Competitive Comparison of Carlisle's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Carlisle's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Carlisle's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Carlisle's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Carlisle's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Carlisle Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Carlisle for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9557+0.528 * 0.9815+0.404 * 1.5337+0.892 * 1.0443+0.115 * 1.1089
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0953+4.679 * 0.075932-0.327 * 0.9891
=-1.92

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $699 Mil.
Revenue was 1095.8 + 1122.9 + 1333.6 + 1450.6 = $5,003 Mil.
Gross Profit was 385.7 + 405.5 + 514.4 + 568.9 = $1,875 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,532 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,451 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $738 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $182 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $615 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $593 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,891 Mil.
Net Income was 143.3 + 162.8 + 244.3 + 712.4 = $1,263 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.2 + -20.7 + 1.1 + 0.1 = $-20 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.8 + 370.6 + 312.8 + 183.4 = $869 Mil.
Total Receivables was $701 Mil.
Revenue was 1096.5 + 1127.5 + 1259.8 + 1307 = $4,791 Mil.
Gross Profit was 398.9 + 419.7 + 466.1 + 477.2 = $1,762 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,463 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,646 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $654 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $183 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $538 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,175 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,887 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(699.4 / 5002.9) / (700.8 / 4790.8)
=0.139799 / 0.14628
=0.9557

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(1761.9 / 4790.8) / (1874.5 / 5002.9)
=0.367767 / 0.374683
=0.9815

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (1531.6 + 738.3) / 5450.9) / (1 - (3463.4 + 653.7) / 6645.9)
=0.583573 / 0.380505
=1.5337

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=5002.9 / 4790.8
=1.0443

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(183.1 / (183.1 + 653.7)) / (181.5 / (181.5 + 738.3))
=0.21881 / 0.197326
=1.1089

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(614.9 / 5002.9) / (537.6 / 4790.8)
=0.122909 / 0.112215
=1.0953

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((1890.5 + 593.1) / 5450.9) / ((1886.9 + 1174.7) / 6645.9)
=0.455631 / 0.460675
=0.9891

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(1262.8 - -19.7 - 868.6) / 5450.9
=0.075932

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Carlisle has a M-score of -1.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Carlisle Business Description

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Address
16430 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 400, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85254
Carlisle Companies Inc is a holding company. The company manufactures and sells single-ply roofing products and warranted systems and accessories for the commercial building industry. The company is organized into two segments including Carlisle Construction Materials and Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies. The company's product portfolio includes moisture protection products, protective roofing underlayments, integrated air and vapor barriers, spray polyurethane foam and coating systems, and others. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the Carlisle Construction Materials segment, and more than half of the total revenue is earned in the United States.
Executives
Mehul Patel officer: VP, Investor Relations 16430 N SCOTTSDALE RD, STE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Jonathan R. Collins director 16430 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
David W Smith officer: VP, Sustainability 16430 N SCOTTSDALE RD, STE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Kevin P Zdimal officer: V.P., Business Development 9210 UNBRIDLE LANE, WAXHAW NC 28173
D Christian Koch officer: CEO & President P.O. BOX 1441, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1441
Stephen Aldrich officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 16430 N SCOTTSDALE RD, STE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Scott C Selbach officer: V.P., Corporate Development 7002 SETON HOUSE LANE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Stephen Schwar officer: President, CCM 16430 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
John E Berlin officer: President, CIT 301 KEELERS COURT, PONTE VEDRA BEACH FL 32082
Lori A Snyder officer: V. P., Human Resources 16430 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Charles David Myers director ONE PARK PLAZA, 11270 W. PARK PLACE, SUITE 1000, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Frank J. Ready officer: President, CWT 16430 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Nicholas J. Shears officer: President, CCM 16430 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Kelly P Kamienski officer: Principal Accounting Officer 16430 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Robert M. Roche officer: VP & Chief Financial Officer 16430 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254